March 06, 2007
To the Matsuzaka
I listened to the second inning of the Red Sox/Marlins game. Matsuzaka allowed a walk and a double, but the double was of the ground rule type so the run didn't score. He's allowed two hits so far and he's coming out for the third.
According to the broadcast, someone is at the game to certify the balls, bases and pitching rubber used in the game were handled by Dice-K. It looks like they're going to be auctioned.
Update: Matsuzaka retires the side in order in the third, although Hanley Ramirez hit a screaming liner back to the box that the pitcher caught. Still, a very successful debut, 3 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs.
Update: Here's the news story. Daisuke threw 31 of 47 pitches for strikes, a strike percentage of 66%. He'll be very successful if he can keep his percentage anywhere near that number.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I like how all the stories are on Matsuzaka and his outing (and certainly for someone who was the subject of as much speculation, press, and money all winter, it's only right that his first spring outing be given comprable following), but when it comes down to it, these were the two lines:
Matsuzaka: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Petit: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Spring numbers mean next to nothing (perhaps truly nothing), but with Daisuke, we're talking about a guy expected to be one of the top pitchers in the league; Petit's trying to prove he can handle a ML rotation spot. You ask me, Petit put up the more noteworthy outing.
1 BB for Matsuzaka... I need some more spring box scores to be at full strength for the season.
